GLENDALE, Ariz. – Western Midget Racing welcomed a fresh face to the winner’s circle on Saturday night at Adobe Mountain Speedway as Drake Edwards led wire-to-wire for the 25-lap feature victory.
Edwards split the heat race competition for the series presented by Masters Design and Construction with Cory Brown. Edwards shared the front row for the feature alongside Nathan High.
Edwards charged ahead of the field while High, Brown, and 2021 WMR champion Blake Bower of Brentwood staged a torrid race for the second position. A caution flew on lap 10 for trouble involving Dale Eliason Jr. Bower had contact on the following restart which ended his race prematurely as well.
The incidents led to the clear sailing for Edwards, topping High by 1.8 seconds for his inaugural WMR triumph. Lonnie Oliver surged late to finish third. Brown came back from an early race spin to finish fourth over Todd Hawse.
The finish:
1. 86D Drake Edwards, 2. 33AZ Nathan High, 3. 22 Lonnie Oliver, 4. 29 Cory Brown, 5. 31 Todd Hawse, 6. 57 Kyle Huttenhow, 7. 20 Kyle Hawse, 8. 55 Tyler Rodriguez, 9. 3AZ Chloe High, 10. 9 Blake Bower, 11. 74 Dale Eliason